Mojo Chicken With Pineapple Food

PINEAPPLE MOJO CHICKEN WITH TANGY AVOCADO CREAM

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in large non-metallic dish or resealable plastic bag.
• Place marinade ingredients in bowl and whisk until well combined.
• Reserve 1/4 cup marinade, cover and refrigerate.
• Pour remaining marinade over chicken, cover or seal bag and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
• Preheat grill and lightly coat grill rack with oil or cooking spray.
• To prepare Avocado Cream, place avocado in bowl and mash.
• Add juices, jalapeno peppers, sour cream and seasonings.
• Stir until combined and smooth.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• Remove chicken from marinade, drain and discard marinade.
• Place chicken on prepared grill about 4 to 6 inches from heat source.
• Grill about 7 minutes per side or until temperature on meat thermometer reaches 160ºF and juices run clear when pierced with fork.
• Baste occasionally with reserved 1/4 cup marinade during grilling.
• To serve, place chicken breasts on serving platter.
• Spoon Avocado Cream on each and garnish with a sprinkling of cilantro, if desired.
• **Cook time does not include marinating time of 2 to 24 hours.

MOJO CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Pat the chicken dry and season all over with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Heat the broiler with a rack 6 inches from heat source. On a foil-lined quarter sheet pan (or half sheet pan), drizzle the pineapple chunks and orange quarters with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat, then broil until charred in spots, 8 to 13 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the mojo: On a cutting board, coarsely chop the garlic and jalapeño. Add the chopped cilantro stems, orange zest, lime zest, dried oregano and 1 teaspoon salt. Chop and smash the mixture until a coarse paste forms. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, then stir in the lime juice, ground cumin and 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Transfer the charred fruit to the mojo and transfer the chicken to the sheet pan. Coat with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and broil until cooked through and charred in spots, 15 to 20 minutes (no need to flip).
• Add the cooked chicken to the mojo, pineapple and orange wedges, and toss to coat. Let sit 5 minutes or up to 1 hour. Slice the chicken and serve on a platter, with the sauce poured over top and the charred pineapple and orange wedges alongside. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with cilantro leaves. Squeeze orange wedges over top as desired.

PINEAPPLE MOJO CHICKEN NOODLE BOWL

Steps:

• For the pineapple ginger sauce: Blend pineapple and ginger and add to a rice cooker. Bring to boil, then add brown sugar. Mix cornstarch in a bowl with 1 cup water, then add cornstarch slurry to the sauce.
• For the pineapple mojo chicken: Preheat a smoker or grill for cooking at 250 degrees F.
• Combine lime juice, brown sugar, cumin, paprika, salt, onion, oregano and 1 cup pineapple ginger sauce in a bowl. Add chicken and mix together. Cover with banana leaves and put in smoker. Cook overnight.
• For the cilantro noodles: Soak noodles in warm water for approximately 10 minutes while you bring salted water to a boil. When water boils, add noodles and cook for 5 minutes. Strain and chill. Blend cilantro, garlic, lime juice, white vinegar and salt together. Mix with the noodles.
• For the pineapple mojo chicken bowl: Arrange noodles in a bowl. Top with chicken, then arrange Pico de Gallo, Beans, Pickled Red Onions, potato sticks, carrots barbecue sauce and Cilantro Aioli around the top.
• Combine the tomatoes, cilantro, onion, lime juice, vinegar, garlic and salt together in a bowl.
• Bring olive oil to heat in a rice cooker. Add onions, garlic, peppers, carrots and celery to oil and cook for approximately 5 minutes. Add sherry wine and reduce by half. Add the beans, cumin, salt, browning sauce, granulated sugar, pepper, bay leaves and oregano and cook for 20 minutes.
• Combine vinegar, sugar and 1 cup water in a rice cooker and bring it to boil. Add the red onions and cook until translucent. Remove from the heat and refrigerate 1 day before using.
• Mix cilantro stems, garlic, lime juice, vinegar and salt in a blender. Whisk together blended items with mayo.